(a) A state franchisee who applies for an encroachment permit shall submit an application which consists of a combined development review application and a street work permit application. The director of planning and development services shall be responsible for taking action on the development review application, and the director of public works-city engineer shall be responsible for taking action on the granting of an application for a street work permit. The approval or denial of the development review application and the street work permit application shall be issued within sixty days of receipt of a combined complete application, which shall consist of the following:
(1) A completed development review application for architectural review and a street work permit application;
(2) All construction plans, drawings and specifications pertaining to the state franchisee's communications service equipment or facilities to be placed in the public rights-of-way, prepared in accordance with the requirements of the department of public works and other city departments that affect the street work permit application, including, but not limited to, the city arborist and the city department of utilities; and
(3) All design plans, drawings, specifications and documents pertaining to the state franchisee's communications service equipment or facilities required for architectural review pursuant to Section 18.76.020, including, but not limited to, a copy of any proposed notice to property owners directly affected by the placement of the communications service equipment or facilities in the public rights-of-way.
An encroachment permit application, consisting of a development review application and a street work permit application, is complete whenever the state franchisee applicant has complied with all applicable requirements of Title 2, Title 12 and Title 18 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code and applicable state laws, including the California Environmental Quality Act and DIVCA, as defined in Section 2.11.020(h).
(b) The sixty-day time period set forth in subsection (a) may be extended by mutual agreement by the state franchisee applicant and the city engineer, who may consult with the director of planning and development services before reaching such agreement.
(c) If the development review application is denied by the director of planning and development services, the city engineer shall deny the street work permit application. The city engineer's denial shall constitute the denial of the encroachment permit application. The city engineer shall provide the state franchisee applicant with a notice of denial and a detailed explanation of the reasons for such denial.
(Ord. 5494 § 3, 2020: Ord. 4945 § 32, 2007)